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Table 1 Notation definitions

From: Resource allocation strategy for blockchain-enabled NOMA-based MEC networks

Symbol

Definition

\(L_u\)

The input data size of the task u

\(C_u\)

Size of the workload of user u

\(f_u^{max}\)

The processing capability of user u in local

\(T_u^{max}\)

Maximum delay of task u

B

The bandwidth of each subchannel

\(\beta _u^{m,k}\)

The user u is grouped into the kth cluster of NOMA group m

\(\gamma _{u}\)

The SINR of user u in NOMA group m

\(p_{u}^{mec}\)

The power of user u

\(h_{u}\)

The channel gain of the user u

\(\sigma ^2\)

The noise power

\(f_{unit}\)

The processing capacity of each CRB

\(p_u^{idle}\)

The power consumption of user u when waiting

\(\alpha _u^m\)

The number of computing resource blocks in MEC processing allocated to user u by NOMA group m

\(x_u\)

The offloading decisions of task u